No. 23A1049

Meko R. Walker v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-05-23
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure ineffective-assistance right-to-testify sixth-amendment trial-counsel
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a criminal defendant's Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel is violated when trial counsel fails to inform the defendant of their right to testify, discuss potential testimony, and advise of the strategic implications of testifying

Docket Entries

2024-05-24
Application (23A1049) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 14, 2024.
2024-05-10
Application (23A1049) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 15, 2024 to August 14, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Meko R. Walker
Meko R. Walker — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent